Experts Guide

Howell is an expert in cybercriminal behavior and motivation, darknet markets and stolen data supply chains, digital forensics and incident response, AI-driven threat intelligence systems, cyber-enabled financial fraud and account takeovers and cybersecurity strategy for critical infrastructure.

Burruss studies policing, homeland security and victimization in cyberspace. His research examines the structure and function of criminal justice agencies and the evolving landscape of cybercrime. He studies the causes and consequences of online offending and victimization, and how law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals respond to digital threats. He is affiliated with Cyber Florida, the state’s center for cybersecurity, and serves as a Faculty Fellow with both the Global and National Security Institute and Rapid7. He is the founding director of CIBR Lab — the Cybercrime Interdisciplinary Behavioral Research Laboratory — which trains students in research on cybercrime and cybersecurity.

Gary studies cyber threats to elections, cyber threat actors and reasonings and cyber threats to public and private sectors. His focus is on cyber threat actors, who are responsible for cybercrimes including ransomware and cyber espionage. He was a highly-decorated career U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer.

Hyslip is a former U.S. Secret Service special agent who can discuss cybersecurity, cybercrime, financial cybercrime, digital espionage, computer hacking, cyberfraud, digital forensics, malware and DDoS attacks.